Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A Makeover Story


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:58, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

A Makeover Story

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Despite the show's length, I cound find no good sources at all, just "Local X to appear on A Makeover Story" fluff pieces and press releases. This has been unsourced since 2008 and is unlikely to ever improve. One source was added with deprod, but I still have yet to find others. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 20:59, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 20:59, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The book provides 573 words of coverage about the subject. The book notes: "A Makeover Story takes friends who have drab wardrobes and places them in striking clothes with the help of a fashion consultant. Usually, the guests are already attractive and possess good wardrobes, but they need a little expert advice and some prodding to enhance and maximize their appearance. A Makeover Story was one of the first makeover shows in the new generation of reality shows that began their existence on TLC starting in 2000. The program ran as a daytime series, produced the highest ratings of any TLC daytime show, and encouraged TLC to add other daytime reality programming. It ran for five seasons and produced effective shows that depended on solid, simple design and good grooming ideas. ... The program set the stage for countless makeover programs and raised the standard for what such a show could accomplish."   The article notes: "Textual analyses of three current popular television shows, A Makeover Story, What Not to Wear, and Extreme Makeover, in addition to a brief historical analysis, provide the framework for this study." The article further notes: "In the opening segment of each episode of A Makeover Story, each friend describes what it is about herself that needs improvement and also comments on what she would like to see different about her friend. The friends then separately choose outfits (with the help of a fashion stylist) and arrive together at the beauty salon to complete their transformation. The show ends with both revealing their new and (presumably) improved look, before going to a staged event to present their newly transformed selves to friends and family. ... An example of the production of a new feminine identity can be found in A Makeover Story participant, Eileen. Eileen notes that although she always wears athletic clothing, she wants to look sexy for her birthday celebration that evening. ... On another episode of A Makeover Story, Debbie, an artist, said that the outfit she chose made her feel classy and gave her a lot of confidence."   The article notes: "Babies are turning restless, and it's not helping that a production crew from "A Makeover Story" is running late. ... A five-person crew spent three days following Tiffany and Christina as they were transformed for "A Makeover Story," a TV show airing at noon weekdays on The Learning Channel. The 4-year-old series by Philadelphia-based Banyan Productions was among the first of the "makeover" genre. It's been joined by such shows as ABC's "Extreme Makeover" and Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." ... On the last season, two stunt women were transformed for a walk down the red carpet at the World Stunt Awards in California. Roommates from the University of Richmond were outfitted for the school's annual "Ring Dance." ... Each show follows the same formula. Two people, usually close friends, talk about how they met and why they think they need a makeover before sharing some of their favorite clothes for the cameras."   The article notes: "They came, they saw and, after a few reshoots, the production team from the Learning Channel's "A Makeover Story" turned two Sun-Times marketing ducklings into swans. TLC cameras descended on the newspaper's offices for four days in July to shoot an episode featuring staffers Ari Frank, 24, and Stacy Winter, 23. The show premieres at 11 a.m. today. ... Each half-hour episode of the show features two transformations, and Frank approached her best friend and co-worker Winter to appear with her. ... The shooting was a mixture of both spontaneous reaction and rehearsed reshoots -- something this reporter learned firsthand when producer Royd Chung enlisted me to critique Frank and Winter's pre-makeover looks."   The article notes: "That was part of the reason that Malphrus and her brother, Stephen Hood Jr., decided to write to "A Makeover Story," a new show premiering this fall on The Learning Channel. They wanted to give their mother, a hairdresser, her shot at glamour. ... That's where "A Makeover Story" comes in. The show, produced by the same people who brought us ... chronicles two people as they get made over, complete with new clothes, makeup and hairstyles. They go through their transformations separately and reveal their new looks to each other at the end of each show. ... Two of the show's producers arrived here in April for the taping of the show, which will air in the fall."   The article notes: "But the twins, who turned 30 in July, wanted to do an about-face. They wrote to A Makeover Story, a TLC Network program that airs two back-to-back, half-hour shows beginning at noon every weekday. Show producers cull makeover subjects from the 750 to 1,200 applications they receive each week. Two people at a time get made over on each show, adding four initiates a day to the ranks of the Beautiful People. A given show's subjects are always somehow connected to each other -- mother and daughter, husband and wife, or two co-workers, for example. The twins were a ready-made package for the show's double-makeover format." </li> <li> The article notes: "The adventure began Friday morning when Williams, 48, met a camera crew from Banyan Productions, the Philadelphia-based company that makes "A Makeover Story" for the TLC cable channel, at E.I. Randle in Roanoke County. ... In their letter to the show's producers, Williams and Metzler said they were willing to receive drastic makeovers, but Metzler did have her limits. She wrinkled her nose big time when Elam and company cooed over a sleeveless hot pink top matched with lacy black pants." </li> <li> The article notes: " Former Ottawa broadcaster Janice Dean is no longer the "Mrs. Doubtfire" of the New York City radio airwaves. Long kidded by her male colleagues at radio station WFAN for her dowdy, business-like look, the 32-year-old broadcaster received a head-to-toe revamping on A Makeover Story, a popular show on the TLC network.  The program, broadcast yesterday, revealed a sophisticated, glamorous radio personality, dressed in a designer evening outfit and sporting an edgy, blunt blond haircut and a sexy makeup job." </li> <li> The article notes: "Viewers in 13 Cox Communications markets have the chance to win a top-- to-toe makeover, much like the ones on TLC's weekly series, A Makeover Story. In fact, each of the 13 local winners who submit to the show's primping, trimming and shopping expeditions will find themselves the subject of an upcoming episode. The promotion, which began this fall and continues into January, is one of the most prominent of an increasingly popular breed of campaign: those designed to reach out to specific advertiser categories that aren't yet spending much on cable. A Makeover Story features total makeovers of people getting ready for a big event like a wedding or family reunion." </li> <li>Less significant coverage:<ol> <li> The article notes: "At noon Monday, the Doneckers advertising and public relations coordinator will appear on The Learning Channel (TLC)'s "A Makeover Story." The half-hour show features head-to-toe makeovers of applicants selected by producers. But it is only fitting that the fashion-sensible Dietrich, who helps market a 50-year-old family-owned and operated upscale, full-service fashion store, fine-furniture gallery and inn, gives rather than gets a makeover on the show." </li> <li> The article notes: "The reality-based "A Makeover Story" is shooting six episodes on O`ahu, Kaua`i and the Big Island, this week through Oct. 31. ... On "A Makeover Story," applicants are selected in pairs. ... Chosen: Honolulans Erica Neves, a 33-year-old hotel communications manager, and her colleague, Lynelle Miyashiro, a 34-year-old public relations account executive" </li> <li> The article notes: "Remember Cheryl Hood and Denise Malphrus, the mother-daughter pair who got new looks thanks to the TLC series A Makeover Story? Well, the premier episode of the new show is scheduled to air at noon Monday on cable channel 21, and it will feature Hood and Malphrus on their makeover journey." </li> <li> The article notes: "When Banyan Productions films "A Makeover Story" here over the next two weeks, it will feature sand and surf for TLC series, but it also will get a bit beneath the surface of the Islands. ... The best friends will be filmed taking hula lessons, trying on clothes at Adasa Hawaii in the Hilton Hawaiian Village and getting their hair and makeup done at Aveda in Ala Moana Center. They'll have their "reveal" party Monday at the Hyatt hotel in Waikiki." </li> <li> The article notes: "Former Lindenhurst resident Anissa Adams and her college friends will be the featured guests on The Learning Channel show A Makeover Story airing Tuesday afternoon. ... That meant getting their hair done at Bumble and Bumble, a mecca for young models and A-list film stars." </li> <li> The article notes: ""A Makeover Story" chronicles the transformation of two people as they get new outfits, hairstyles and makeup. At the show's end, the participants first reveal themselves to each other, then to their friends and family. ... The show's producers disagreed. After a day of interviewing them over the phone, the women were told the shooting would begin in three days." </li> <li> The article notes: "Format/big idea: Makeovers are given to both nominated and volunteering couples or individuals on this cheery show, then their story is told through interviews with friends and family. One episode last season featured Trading Spaces carpenters Ty Pennington and Amy Wynn Pastor receiving new looks for the Emmy Awards." </li> </ol></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow A Makeover Story to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 08:03, 23 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Keep plenty of sources provided by Cunard, passes WP:GNG Donald D23   talk to me  22:53, 23 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep While the show is notable, and there are other notable sources, it is written in a very terse way and should be tagged as a stub PaulPachad (talk) 18:04, 24 May 2022 (UTC)


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